Defence Ministry patents low cost PPE developed by Navy in move toward mass production

The low cost PPE has been developed by a Navy doctor posted at the new Innovation Cell at Institute of Naval Medicine Mumbai, said a statement issued by the Navy.

A man shows the PPE suit | Photo: Soniya Agarwal | ThePrint

New Delhi: The Indian Navy said on Thursday a low cost personal protective equipment (PPE) developed by it has been successfully patented by the Defence Ministry in a step towards its rapid mass production amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“The low cost PPE has been developed by a doctor of Indian Navy, posted at the recently created Innovation Cell at Institute of Naval Medicine (INM), Mumbai. A pilot batch of PPEs has already been produced at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai,” a statement issued by the Navy said.

India has been reeling with the PPE shortage since the beginning of the pandemic.

On Wednesday, around 100 doctors and paramedic staff of the SVP hospital in Ahmedabad went on a flash strike on the issue of lack of the PPE.

The patent was filed by the Defence Ministry in association with the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), an enterprise under the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Navy said.